Thursday, May 5, 2011

Announcing . . .

TheSummer of Color! A blog party celebrating art in all it's hues . . .

What was that you said?

We're gonna have a party. Think of it as a blog block party centered around the beautiful, bold and luscious colors of the rainbow. It's the stuff we arty people dream of.

Well, what is it?

It is a free 10-week blog event that begins here on Monday, June 6th.

What will we do?

We will create. Here's the deal: beginning June 6th, you can log on here to see 8 weeks of color prompts sandwiched between an opening and closing week. The opening week will focus on all the ways you can choose to participate. The closing week will feature all the ways you can showcase the art you have created.

Tell me more.

We all love color. And we all create differently. The Summer of Color will allow us to work in our preferred medium, based upon a specific weekly color. In other words, the sky's the limit. It is all about creating, connection and fun during the lazy days of Summer.

What do you mean by our "preferred medium"?

What you do with the week's color prompt is up to you. Create anything you want - including but not limited to - inchies, moo cards, ATC's, postcards, jewelry, greeting cards, scrapbook layouts, canvas work, altered books, journal pages, assemblage art, digital art and even poetry and photography. As long as it features the color we are working on that week.

What then?

Every Monday from June 6th on, I will provide a color prompt on this blog. You will then have a week to create whatever you want based upon that week's color and link it to a widget that will be below the post. There will also be a Flicker group created specifically for the event.

Who can participate?

Anyone who has a blog or a Flicker account can participate. You may even choose to include the kiddies. And there is no cost. Just a lotta fun.

Anything else?

Glad you asked. I want this event to be successful. The only way to really meet and connect with new people is to have a lot of us participate. With that in mind, there will be a weekly giveaway for all who join in. There may even be a few bonus challenges in which you can be entered twice. The winners will be selected at random, via a Random Number Generator.

Did you say weekly giveaways?

Yep.

I can't wait! Bring on June 6th!

I feel the same way! Thank you for your excitement. Please feel free to pass it on - there's a fabulous button (I can say that 'cause I didn't make it - thanks, Michelle ;) on my sidebar if you decide that you can't live without it . . . And see you soon . . .

Kristin, I'm so excited! I've already captured the blog button for my blog and will be doing a post on this blog party soon! We will have great fun! Thank you for organizing this wonderful party for us. Our summer will be so full of color! Jessi xox